Author: Nathan Cooper

Minors Recap: Syracuse Offense Explodes For 10 Runs

Following a tough 5-3 loss, the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) hosted the Worcester Red Sox in the rubber match of a three-game set, looking to advance to 2-1 on the season. Despite little offense in the first two games of the season, the Syracuse Mets’ offense exploded for ten runs on Sunday. Despite that, the pitching took a step back, allowing eight runs and eight hits in the contest. The...

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Morning Briefing: Benge Set for MLB Debut

Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza announced yesterday that No. 2-ranked Mets prospect Carson Benge will make his major league debut on Opening Day. The lefty will be playing right field, facing Pirates ace Paul Skenes. The decision for Benge to be on the roster comes after he slashed .366/.435/.439 across 41 at-bats in spring training. With the injury to Mike Tauchman, Benge should see...

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Carson Benge Continues Strong Spring as Mets Lose to Cardinals

Carson Benge and the New York Mets (12-10-2) lost to the St. Louis Cardinals (15-9) by a score of 4-3 in Grapefruit League action from Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Tobias Myers began the afternoon by striking out JJ Wetherholt, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 prospect in baseball. Despite allowing a home run to the next batter, he worked around a walk by picking Jordan Walker off at first to end...

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Morning Briefing: Nolan McLean to Start WBC Championship Tonight

Good morning, Mets fans! The WBC championship game takes place tonight at 8 p.m. EST on FOX. Luckily for Mets fans, Nolan McLean will take the mound, trying to help Team USA win its second WBC and its first since 2017. McLean will look to improve on his first start, where although he only allowed two hits, he surrendered three earned runs. That game was nearly catastrophic for the United States...

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Senga Electric, Holmes Strong in Mets’ 1-0 Loss to Marlins

Kodai Senga and the New York Mets (9-7-1) took on the Miami Marlins (7-10) in Port St. Lucie in a low-scoring loss on Friday. Senga came out guns-blazing in a 1-2-3 first inning. He threw six pitches above 96 mph, maxing out at 97.9 mph on his thirtieth pitch of the inning before fooling Connor Norby on his patented ghost forkball for a strikeout. Senga continued his work in the second inning,...

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